Shoot off one or two dribbles
“Rise on balance”
Makes pull-ups against a defender
The Wolves Way
Five rungs. Eight buckets. One test for every skill on the list.
Every skill on this ladder earns its place the same way: it helps us create space, create an advantage, or play the advantage before the defense recovers. Space. Advantage. Pace. If a skill doesn’t serve one of those three, it isn’t on here.
Coaches set where a player sits on this ladder. It climbs in order, Foundation through College-Level, and the fourth rung carries the Marion 30: nobody plays varsity without all thirty.
Ready for real pressure. Make decisions fast and hold up when tired.
Shooting
Shoot off one or two dribbles
“Rise on balance”
Makes pull-ups against a defender
Make open shots tired
“Same shot, fourth quarter”
Shooting holds late in scrimmages
Make 70 percent of free throws
“Same routine, every trip”
70 percent over a stretch of games